€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1a | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-08-2022 22:24 UTC+2

Schubert Falls to De Almeida

Connor Richards

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Andreas Schubert was all in and at risk in a heads-up pot against Pierre De Almeida, who had him covered.

Andreas Schubert:
Pierre De Almeida:

The flop came to give Schubert additional outs with a pair of fours, but he couldn't get ahead as the board ran out and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre De Almeida	75,000
Andreas Schubert	Busted

Tags: Andreas Schubert Pierre De Almeida

12-08-2022 22:15 UTC+2

Day 1a Late Registration Closes; Holz Hops In

Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Late registration for the EPT Prague €1,100 Eureka Main Event has closed. The first starting flight has received 959 entries with 395 players remaining.

Play will end for the day when 15% of the field remains and those players will return on Saturday, December 10 for Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor Holz	30,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

12-08-2022 21:44 UTC+2

EPT Prague €1,100 Eureka Main Event Selected Photos

Calum Grant

12-08-2022 20:57 UTC+2

Players on Dinner Break

Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 9:11 p.m. local time.

Late registration will close upon the completion of the dinner break.

12-08-2022 20:56 UTC+2

Petrov Jams on Spragg

Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

PokerStars' Benjamin Spragg opened to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by Maksim Petrov from the big blind.

Petrov led out for 2,500 on the flop and Spragg called.

On the turn, Petrov inquired how much his opponent had behind and Spragg fanned his five T-5000 chips. This prompted Petrov to check and Spragg bet 8,000. Petrov wasted little time and moved all in as the bigger stack and folded out the Twitch streamer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Petrov	100,000 100,000	100,000
Benjamin Spragg	17,000 17,000	17,000

12-08-2022 20:55 UTC+2

Skorepa and Bellini Chop a Pot

Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Matous Skorepa opened to 3,500 from the hijack and Giovanni Bellini three-bet jammed a stack of 34,500 from the small blind. Skorepa thought for about a minute and called with a bigger stack.

Giovanni Bellini:
Matous Skorepa:

The players held the same hand and ended up splitting the pot as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Matous Skorepa	50,000
Giovanni Bellini	35,000

Tags: Giovanni Bellini Matous Skorepa

12-08-2022 20:42 UTC+2

Checking in on the Big Stacks

Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin-Marius Cristea	290,000 125,000	125,000
Jim Paulus	185,000
Igor Narajczyk	160,000
Carlos Barrado	140,000 77,200	77,200
Ranno Sootla	135,000
Mateusz Szymanski	125,000
Feryat Toprakli	110,000

12-08-2022 20:31 UTC+2

Hysaj Applying Pressure

Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Safwane Bahri opened to 4,000 in middle position and Eljano Hysaj flat-called on the button, while Alexander Moser also came along from the big blind.

Moser checked on the flop of and Bahri continued for 4,700. Hysaj raised to 14,700 and both opponents folded to win him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Safwane Bahri	100,000
Eljano Hysaj	65,000 19,000	19,000
Alexander Moser	45,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Alexander Moser Eljano Hysaj Safwane Bahri

12-08-2022 20:26 UTC+2

No Major Lift for Hedlund

Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Michael Bernstein opened to 2,400 from early position before Peter Hedlund sent in his 13,000 stack while singing his own rendition of Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah from the hijack. Thomas Vieth called from the button which prompted Bernstein to fold.

"You have ace-queen, right?" asked Hedlund and Vieth confirmed his opponent's suspicions and showed his . Hedlund, who had was ahead and in great shape for a double up.

However, the runout confirmed Hedlund's departure as his Vieth paired his queen.

Hedlund released a deep sigh before saying "I've never had a big pair," which prompted the table to laugh. The ousted player hung around the table for a bit before exiting the tournament room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Vieth	165,000
Michael Bernstein	38,000
Peter Hedlund	Busted